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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Sociology prepares adults for career change, advancement or graduate education, while providing personal enrichment. The program focuses on the forces that produce stability and changes in people's behavior, beliefs and attitudes and social organization. Students develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while developing a greater depth of knowledge in sociology.
Subject Category | Credits |
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I. General Education Requirements | 60 |
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills | 15 |
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(6) |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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(3) |
B. Civic and Global Learning | 9 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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(3) |
C. Knowledge of Human Cultures | 12 |
D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World | 4-7 |
E. General Education Electives | 17-20 |
II. Area of Study: Sociology | 33 |
A. Required Courses | 9 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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(3) |
B. Capstone | 3 |
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(3) |
C. Sociology Electives*
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21 |
D. Requirements | |
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III. Electives | 27 |
Total Credits | 120 |
*This list is a guide. Other Sociology courses may be appropriate for this area of study.
Note 1: The following DSST exam OR online course may be used as an elective in the sociology area of study: DSST exam: Substance Abuse (3 credits); SOS-304-OL: Drugs and Society (3 credits).
Note 2: SOS-304-OL: Drugs and Society DUPLICATES DSST exam: Substance Abuse.
Have you attended college before? If so, you may be able to transfer credits earned at other regionally accredited colleges or universities. The University also offers a variety of other ways to earn credit – all designed around the needs of adult learners, like you.